Bundle-tying machine



E. SIMON.

BUNDLE Tvlmfi MACHINE.

APPLICATION man n1p.n.n.1sn9.

Patented Mar 2, P329.

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E. SlMON.

BUNDLE TYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man MAR. 11, 1919.

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BUNDLE TYING MACHINE. v

APPLICATION FILED man. 11, 19:9.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

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V ELIEENE BIND/V.

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EUGENE SIMON, F U'ETAWA, ONTARIO, SANADA.

BUNDLE-TYIWG MACHINE.

Specification of Batters Iatent.

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Application filed March 17, 131t'. serial No. 283.2531.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE SIMON, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of the city of Ottawa, in the Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bundle-Tying Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bundle tying machine and the objects of the inventiom are to provide a simple and effectivemeans for tying a bundle of boards or the like with wire and severin the wire after the knot has been formed Further objects of the invention are to enable the variousbperations to be performed automatically and with a maximum degree of safety to the operator. Further objects are generally to improve and simplify the construction of the device and to enable the various working parts to better perform the functions required of them, and it consists essentially of the improved construction hereinafter described in detail in the ac companying specification and drawings.

In the drawings:

, Figure 1 is a side elevation of an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view.

Fig. 3 is a plan view.

Fig. 4: is a perspective detail of the controlling lever.

Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of the knotting mechanism.

Fin 6 is a sectional view through the knottmg mechanism.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the knottin and cutting disks.

I ig. 8 is a plan view of one of the gears of the knotting device.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of one of the disks of the knotting mechanis Fig. 10 is a detail showing a sectional plan of the wire cutting mechanism.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a frame of suitable construction to support the various working parts.- B and C represent reels of wire mounted on a cross shaft 10; I have shown two reels but it will be seen that as many as are desired may be used, the operating parts being duplicated for each reel. The shaft 10 is driven with belts 11 and 12 extending from pulleys 13 therein.

and let on the shaft 10 to pulleys 15 and 18 on the countershafu 17 which itself is driven from a pulley 18. The belts l1 and 12 are ordinarily .sufiiciently slack to prevent turning of the shaft 10 which is only turned when it is desired to take up the slack in the wire and this is caused to take place by a belt tightening device and control lever comprising a cross shaft 20 having rollers 21 and 22 running on the belts l1 and 12, the cross shaft 20 being supported from pivoted levers 23 and 24, being adapted to be swung to and from the belts by means of a connecting bracket-25 which is pivoted to a lever 26, which lever is centrally attached to the frame audits opposite end connected by a connecting base 27 with a controlling lever 28, the lower extremity of which is pivoted to a bracket 29,. the frame member being adapted to be held in normal position by means of a catch bracket 30 on the frame, from which it may be disengaged by swinging it a short distance laterally. The wire oneach of the reels B and C extends for- .wardly and extends through the central pen forations 30 and 31 in a two part spindle respectively. The wire, after extending around the bundle 1) passes through a slot 3% in rotatable disk 35 and through slot 36 in the gear 32. The disk 35 is rotatably mounted in a semicircular recess 3'3 formed in the plate 38 extending vertically on the frame being held in such recess by means of removable bearin plates 39 and it? which are bolted to the plate 363 and have a slot 41 between them through which wire may be inserted. To keep the disk 35 in place laterally it is formed with a plurality of peripheral anmilar projectionsdfa which fit corresponding tongues or grooves 43 in the plate 38 Fig. 6 and in the bearing members, and the disk 35 is caiised to turn with the gear 32 by means of a boltsi. which forms a pivotal connection between the disk 35 and the gear 32.

In order to effect cutting of the wire, the disk is pivoted with a stud 45 which fits a slot 46 on the gear while'the bolt it extends through the perforation 47 in the gear-end corresponding perforation 48 in the: disk. The disk is adaptedto be supported undheld in alined position with respect to the 'eaf'by means'of a spring 46 elic ted to "t in a groove l6" and bear against tnaplin L5. 'llhe spindle 33 is, formed in two par s fid'iand" 54'. Fig. 6 one of which moves with a gain 32 pulleys belts extend'to pulleys (30 on' conntershaits 61 and 62, the countershafts being connected together by means of a chain 63 engaging sprockets (S4 and on the shafts. Shaft 62 is adapted to be driven from ,a suitable driving shaft 17 driven by the pulley 18 connected to the shaft 62 by means of a bevel gear 68 designed to engage either one ofthe pinions 69 or 70 on the shaft 62,-the shaft being designed to be moved longitudinally and designed to engage either gear, the longitudinal move: ment being eiiected by means of a pivoted hand lever 71 which is provided with an arm 72 engaging a collar 73 on the shaft de signed to rotate on the shaft and not move longitudinally thereon.

The b lts 59 are normally kept tight by means of rollers 80 carried on pivoted levers 81 and held against the belt'by means ol springs 82 extending from the arms 81 to the frame.

In the operation of the invention the wire is drawn from the reel B or C and threaded by hand through the central perforation 31 then wound around the bundle D and the free' end placed loosely in the slots formed in the upper part of;the spindle 33. The lever 71 is actuated to drive the gears 82 which will twist one portion of thewire carriedin the slot aboutthe portion extending through the central perforation causing a (not to be made. About three revolutions *Will be suiiicient; when these revolutions have been accomplished the operator re verses the lever for a moment causing the gear 60 to engage with the opposite pinions 7Q or 69. On the reverse operation the disk 35 i's engaged by the spring controlled dog 49 and held against turning and the gear 32 will pivot about the pin ll while the stud moves in the slot 46, this will cause the slot in the gear to move out of alinement with the slot in the disk against the spring 46 causing the shearing action. ofthe strand of wire which is located in the slot. This change in. position of the gear and disk is only temporary and the disk will again be brought into alineinent again bv means of spring 4:6. The turning in a reverse direcis stopped by nieans of a reciprocable spring dog-49 winch fits in a groove and slack in the Wire the lever 28 may be opis held. against the disk by springs 52, the

dog being adapted to engagef a projection 52 on the disk when turning the reverse direction. When it 1s desired to take up the erated already explained. The gear 32 never actually becomes unmeshed from the gear 56 but of course the meshing is not so deep during the cutting ofthe wire this being due to the pivotal action of the gear 32. There is nothing to prevent the gear 32 returning/to its normal position relatively to the gear 56 and meshi'ngto the desired'dcpth therewith. o ,"1 '1- It will be seen that this present,invention provides a simple and; elie'ctivc neans by which. an operator may quickly knot and cut" the binding wire about bundle of slat? boards or the like and thus the'ne'ee ssity for the manual formation of the knot or "cutting of the wire is done away with. What I claim as my invention is: s I 1. In a bundle tier, in combination, 'agear, a disk pivoted to the gearhaving limited' motion in respect the "cto, said gear and said disk each having a radial slot; a spindle formed in two parts extending through the gear and disk formed with. eterna perfora tion", means fordriving the'ge'ar; and means for supporting the disk peratively in po sition.- i 4 2 In a bundle tier, in combination, a gear; a disktpivoted to the gear having limited motion in'respect thereto, said gear and said disk each having a radial slot, a spindle ex tending through the-gear and disk formed" with a'central perforation; nieans'for driv ing the gear, means for supporting the disk operatively in position, a spring dog aiid means on the disk adapted to "be engagedsloy the spring dog, to bring the slotin'the same in alinement with the slot on'the gear,

3. In abundl'e tying devicnin'co'rnbination a knot tying andcutting;mechanism comprising two rotating members having movement relative to each other, adapted when moved relative to each'othe'r' to out the Wire and when rotated tOgethertofOrmn knot in the wire, and means-for drivingrsaid members, a wire reel, a beltdrive for the wire reel, and a belt tightening device adaptedto tiglitentlie belt,

2c. In a bundle tier, a knotting and cutting device comprising a two part spindle having a central perforatioin means for rotinr both parts'o'l the spindle, and nieanslf moving one partof the spindle transversely with respect to the other pare A bundle tying device oonlprisin combination, a. frame a table on the flame, a plate extending upwardlyf l1 mu table having a circular recess; ""disk frotatably y ,Y l I 1 .mounted in the recess bearrngplates-hold,r

,formed with "a radial slot, a

ing the disk in theree 's'aid disk being ear ;;torn ied 1 with a radi-al slot eccentric-ally pivoted to the disk, at two part spindle having one part in the gear and one part in the disk having a central perforation in both, means for limiting the mov anient of the disk with iespe'ct to the gear. and reversible driving means for the gear.

6. A bundle tying device comprising, in combination, a frame, .a table 01'],- the frame, a plate extending upwardly from the table having an circular recess, a disk rotatably mounted in the recess, bearing plates holding the disk in the recess, said disk being formed with 1L radial slot, :1, gear formed with a radial slot e'ccentrically pivoted to the disk, 21 two part spindle having one part in the gear and one part in the disk having a central perforation in both parts, means for limiting the movement oi the disk with respect to the gear, driving means for "the gear, and a. plurality of spaced supports or: the table in position to support a bundle thereon.

In .Witness whereof I have heremtito et in}: hand in the presence of two witnesses.

WTGENE We lVitnesses Bossnnn B. SMART, P. M, GARRAED, 

